MemorableShortStories

= How Do Authors Create Memorable Short Stories? =

=Pre-reading Activity:=
 * 1) =Think about stories that you have read (short or long) and make a list of the things that made that story memorable (one person in your group can write them down).=
 * 2) =Choose your group's top five things and write them on an index card - be ready to share them with the class.=

=The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is the first memorable short story we will study. =



= = =Let's look at the pre-reading information in the text book = = =
 * =what do you know about the story? =
 * =what do you know about the author? =

=Story Study: groups will be assigned one effective technique that the author (Washington Irving) used in this story to make it memorable. Each person will have a small part to complete for their group's main technique. Whatever doesn't get done in class must be finished for homework.=